The effects of losartan on memory performance and leptin resistance induced by obesity and high-fat diet in adult male rats

  Objective(s): Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipose tissue and is involved not only in the regulation of feeding and energy expenditure, but also its role in memory enhancement has been demonstrated as well. The partial transfer of leptin across the blood-brain barrier in obese individuals...

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Main Authors: Seyydeh Gohar Sharieh Hosseini, Saeed Khatamsaz, Mehrdad Shariati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2154_d1e3cae1492125570b922476a2df3202.html